Arkadiusz
Hey, I've come across the below sentence which seems to be interesting for me. Expand on that, could I say: I know that if I don't study hard prior to the exam, I'm going to wish I had?
2023년 2월 15일 오전 7:07
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Hmm. The picture describes a threat, not something you wish you had done. So, if a parent says to a child, "Don't jump on the bed or you'll wish you hadn't", it means that the child are going to get severely punished if they jump on the bed.
2023년 2월 15일
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That is a perfectly fine sentence. It illustates a mature attitude toward the necessity of preparation. We also use this structure in a cautionary sense (not threatening), as to a friend who doesn't want to do something. "I think you will wish you had (done so)"
2023년 2월 15일
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Hi Arkadiusz, yes, this is an example of a first conditional sentence, where you predict a likely outcome in the present or future. The structure and meaning both make sense.
2023년 2월 15일
Unless someone else has threatened you....but you would have to describe that situation in order to read threat into it.
2023년 2월 15일
Oh right. No, it's no threat at all.
2023년 2월 15일
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